amaotonovel Chapter 290 Unique Wake-up Service
Chapter 290 Unique Wake-up Service
War is a test of willpower; once war breaks out, hunger and thirst become commonplace.
Summer followed Guan Xing from Da Mo to Yu Shan. She had just caught a nap when she spent the whole day with Guan Xing. Now she was so tired and hungry that she couldn't resist the sight of food.
The captain followed his gaze to the stewed meat and said, "Of course you can. These are a few pheasants that the brothers caught on the way here. We were planning to improve our meals when we were on night duty. It seems we won't be able to enjoy them now. You guys eat first, but I don't recommend eating too much. In your current state, you might not be able to walk if you eat too much."
Xia Tian nodded hurriedly and led his soldiers over to carry the pot away. It didn't matter that the rim of the pot was hot; they could just use the scabbard to lift it through the ring.
At the same time, the sentry successfully lit the beacon to notify the garrison of Baopingyu, then packed up and quickly withdrew. However, they did not go far before they heard the hurried footsteps of the Wu army behind them. Fearing that they would be caught up by the Wu army, they quickened their pace.
Xia Tian followed behind the captain, tearing at a piece of scalding hot chicken with a dagger as he asked, "How many troops are guarding Baopingyu? Can they stop the desperate Wu army? You know, the Wu army has six or seven thousand men."
The captain laughed and said, "Don't worry, although the garrison at Baopingyu is only a battalion of eight hundred men, the terrain there is good. It's like a flattened bottle, and our men will guard the mouth of the bottle."
"Furthermore, General Wang Tao has set up signal fires as instructed by General Guan Xing. When the garrison at Baopingyu sees our signal fires, they will release their own to notify the garrisons at other intersections to come and join us. In other words, the garrisons from other directions are also heading towards Baopingyu, just like us. Eventually, the garrison at Baopingyu should reach about two thousand. With the advantageous terrain, it shouldn't be a problem to hold off Xu Sheng for two days. Two days is enough time for General Guan Xing to break in."
Even a fool could tell that Guan Xing wouldn't let Wang Tao deal with Xu Sheng alone. While ordering Wang Tao to block the way, he also gathered troops to attack Xu Sheng from behind.
Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and angrily cursed, "That's great! That damned Xu Sheng made us chase him for so many days. This time, we can't let him get away. We must annihilate him in Baopingyu."
There was no moon tonight, and the sky grew even darker. The Han and Wu armies, however, had no time to rest and were all rushing desperately along the only mountain path toward Baopingyu.
Guan Xing's situation was quite different. After witnessing the last Wu soldier enter the mountain, he immediately led his troops to the gap to block the Wu army's retreat. He then divided his army into two parts: one part cut down trees and built fortifications to prevent Xu Sheng from counterattacking, while the other part dug pits, buried pots, and began cooking.
Everyone was exhausted and hungry after a long day, so they needed to eat something.
Before the meal was even cooked, Wu Yue arrived with his troops. After shouting his identity from afar, Wu Yue came alone to Guan Xing and bowed, saying, "I did not expect the general to arrive so quickly. I admire you."
Guan Xing pointed to the gap and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Xu Sheng has led his men into the mountains. I've already ordered someone to notify Wang Tao to intercept them. How's the situation on your end?"
Wu Yue briefly recounted the story, saying, "This humble general also laid a trap and successfully met up with Hao Yu, but who knew Xu Sheng would be such a coward, running away as soon as he saw the trap."
He had prepared a lot of branches behind the trap, intending to show Xu Sheng a bit of the fiery red, but Xu Sheng did not step directly into the trap area and instead chose to send scouts to explore first.
It's not a big deal for scouts to explore the area, but Wu Yue didn't know whether the Wu army scouts were going straight along the trap or turning right into the mountains. Fearing that the Wu army scouts would see the pile of branches ahead and notify Xu Sheng, he had no choice but to risk shooting them.
Unexpectedly, Xu Sheng was so easily frightened that he ran away on the spot after seeing the scout shot dead.
Helpless, Wu Yue had no choice but to meet up with Hao Yu first. After discussing it, they bypassed the trap and entered the corridor, hanging behind Xu Sheng. However, before they could catch up with Xu Sheng, they encountered Guan Xing first.
After listening to the report, Guan Xing frowned and pondered, "Judging by the time, Lu Xun should be arriving soon. We are currently exhausted. If Lu Xun arrives before we annihilate Xu Sheng, we will be in big trouble."
"So we can't all crowd here. Send someone to inform Shen Yi that after he wakes up, he doesn't need to rush to meet us. He should immediately lead the army to escort the surrendered soldiers back to Yushan, and then, as before, block them layer by layer and slowly retreat to Damu. If you encounter Lu Xun's retreat, just do it and don't fight him head-on."
"As for us, after annihilating Xu Sheng, we will follow Wang Tao back to Damu from Wuyi Mountain. If Lu Xun has the ability, he can come into the mountains to chase us; if he doesn't, he can only watch helplessly."
The worst-case scenario for the Han army is that Lu Xun arrives while they are engaged in fierce battle with Xu Sheng, in which case the Han army will likely be wiped out. Therefore, before entering the mountains tomorrow, we must send people to guard the gap and block Lu Xun, at least to buy Guan Xing a day or two to annihilate Xu Sheng.
Secondly, Lu Xun arrived with his army the instant Xu Sheng was annihilated. At that time, the Han army had just experienced a fierce battle and was exhausted, making it impossible for them to stop Lu Xun.
This is easier to solve. The terrain of Wuyi Mountain is complex, and any place can be used to hold off Lu Xun for most of the day, giving the Han army time to get some sleep.
Finally, during the retreat after annihilating Xu Sheng, Lu Xun caught up with you. Imagine this: you've just defeated Xu Sheng, dragging your exhausted body into the corridor, heading to Yushan to rest, when Lu Xun arrives. In your half-crippled state after the great battle, can you outrun Lu Xun? If you get caught, it will be a massacre.
Therefore, after Guan Xing annihilated Xu Sheng, he did not plan to retreat through the corridor, but instead followed Wang Tao back over the mountain. Although the mountain road was difficult to travel, it was better than being caught up by Lu Xun.
Wu Yue nodded and said, "General, you are wise. I will have Hao Yu leave the main army behind and go back alone to relay the order to General Shen Yi."
Soon Hao Yu received a notice to hand over the army to Guan Xing to lead, while he himself led his personal guards into the mountains to find Shen Yi.
In this way, Guan Xing's army has exceeded seven thousand, so even if Xu Sheng were to return, he would not be afraid.
Guan Xing glanced around and said, "We can't all stay here. You guys eat first when the food is ready, then figure out how to get some sleep. I'll take over for the rest of the night."
Wu Yue said, "General, you rest and I'll keep watch. I slept in the cave during the day when it rained, so I can still hold on."
Although the sleep time wasn't very long, the difference between sleeping and not sleeping is huge. Guan Xing was overjoyed upon hearing this and excitedly said, "That's great, I'll leave this to you."
Both the Han and Wu armies were exhausted these days, but Shen Yi was the most exhausted. He had worked hard to dig traps for several days, but before he could rest, he was attacked by Han Dang and forced to retreat. During the retreat, he had to travel quickly, think of ways to defeat the enemy, and appease the soldiers. He was tormented both physically and mentally.
So after finishing his work, he fell asleep immediately and didn't wake up until 9 PM. He opened his eyes groggily and found that there was no one next to him. He was so frightened that he jumped up and sat up. He looked around by the dim light of the dying fire and was completely dumbfounded.
What about people?
Where are my soldiers?
Shen Yi was so anxious that he paced around frantically. Without thinking, he took a step to look for it, but in the dark, he didn't notice his footing and tripped. He fell face-first to the ground, and if a branch or stone had stuck in the ground, he would have been disfigured immediately.
Fortunately, it wasn't a rock beneath him, but a person. Shen Yi's face unfortunately landed squarely on the other person's face. After falling to the ground, he got closer and was stunned to find that the person in front of him was Li Gousheng.
Didn't this kid go back to report to General Guan? How come he suddenly appeared here? Did he never leave or did he come back?
It's unlikely he didn't leave. Military orders are absolute, and Li Gousheng wouldn't slack off. Even if he did, he wouldn't do it under my nose. He should at least stay far away. Even a fool knows you can't cheat in front of your superior, let alone a shrewd scout like Li Gousheng.
This leaves only one possibility: after meeting General Guan, the young man received new orders to return the way he came, and perhaps the disappearance of the army was related to this.
Thinking of this, Shen Yi's expression changed drastically. He quickly got up, straddled Li Gousheng, and swayed left and right, saying, "Gousheng, wake up, wake up quickly."
Shen Yi used all his strength in his anxiety, but Li Gousheng was sleeping too soundly to be woken up. General Shen got angry, took off his shoe, grabbed the heel, pointed the forefoot at Li Gousheng's face, and swung his arm down hard.
Snapped……